I'm the all night drug prowling wolf who looks so sick in sun / I'm the white man in the Palais "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" - The Clash
Kent State Golden Flashes
71 – 85
FINAL Conference
Akron Zips
Mid-American Conference · M.A.C. Center · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -3.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money KENT -170 / AKR +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual AKR +14 156 Lost
Massey KENT -0.3 (-14.3) — —
Massey Totals — 141.0 (+15.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✗
Baseline Plus ML KENT -0.4 (-14.4) 145.9 (+10.1) 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KENT -0.3 (-14.3) 144.3 (+11.7) 46% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -0.0 (-14.0) 142.8 (+13.2) 50% ✗
Baseline ML KENT -0.1 (-14.1) 145.7 (+10.3) 42% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 13, 2026 AKR 75 – 68 KENT
Feb 28, 2026 AKR 92 – 70 KENT
Jan 30, 2026 AKR 69 – 52 KENT
Mar 1, 2025 AKR 77 – 72 KENT
Mar 16, 2024 AKR 62 – 61 KENT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KENT AKR
Overall 24-12 28-7
Conference 11-7 17-1
Home 11-4 16-0
Away 10-6 8-4
Neutral 3-2 4-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 83.4
Avg Pts Against 68.4 76.4
Massey 1.6 (#136) 4.6 (#101)
Bradley-Terry 0.43 (#137) 0.89 (#100)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#140) 0.90 (#104)
RPI 0.526 (#127) 0.561 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT AKR
FG% 40.3% 45.1%
3PT% 27.2% 36.5%
REB / G 36.3 40.2
OREB / G 13.0 12.8
AST / TO 1.02 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.8% 53.7%
TOV% 17.1% 17.5%
ORB% 35.1% 33.4%
FT Rate 19.9% 18.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 18.3%
DRB% 72.2% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 31.6% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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